A girl trying out hats to wear after chemotherapy against a Wilms' tumor[1]
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Pediatrics, oncology
Childhood cancer is cancer in a child. About 80% of childhood cancer cases in high-income countries can be successfully treated thanks to modern medical treatments and optimal patient care.[2][3] However, only about 10% of children diagnosed with cancer reside in high-income countries where the necessary treatments and care is available.[4][5] Childhood cancer represents only about 1% of all types of cancers diagnosed in children and adults.[citation needed] For this reason, childhood cancer is often ignored in control planning, contributing to the burden of missed opportunities for its diagnoses and management in countries that are low- and mid-income.[6]
In the United States, an arbitrarily adopted standard of the ages used are 0–14 years inclusive, that is, up to 14 years 11.9 months of age.[7][8] However, the definition of childhood cancer sometimes includes adolescents between 15 and 19 years old.[8] Pediatric oncology is the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in children.
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